Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.3° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1437
1413
1392
1292
1122
963
792
651
267
377
235
194
157
101
116
113
77
70
67
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
S
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
E
5
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:49AM1.87m
6:12PM1.81m
6:40AM1.81m
7:02PM1.72m
Low Tide
11:40PM0.16m
12:07PM0.21m
00:29AM0.23m
12:58PM0.30m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
8
9
11
12
12
10
10
11
11
10
13
14
13
11
11
Feels °C
8
8
7
5
5
6
10
11
10
8
7
8
8
7
10
11
10
8
9
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